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Campaign assistant position
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- Published on Monday, 05 March 2018 09:48
Scottish CND apologise that we will have to put the interview date for our Campaign Assistant post back to a later date. This is due to the fact that adverse weather conditions have caused difficulties in getting the shortleeting group together.
We hope that the process will not be delayed unduly and we expect to be able to contact candidates who are shortlisted for interview by the beginning of next week.
Scotland Endangered: The Hazards Of Nuclear - Helensburgh CND Conference, 17 March
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- Published on Monday, 05 March 2018 09:26
Scotland Endangered, 17 March
Join Helensburgh CND and their conference to hear about the hazards associated with nuclear weapons regardless of whether or not anyone ever actually pushes the button.
Radioactive materials are transported on our roads, from our airports and on our railways, and our air and water are contaminated by radioactive elements and processes.
The transportation, use and storage of nuclear weapons and materials have involved numerous incidents and mishaps, nearly all of which are in the public domain, and when taken together paint a hugely frightening picture of the Trident Nuclear Weapons System in Scotland - a major accident waiting to happen, and for which there has been little or no preparation. The likelihood of such an event has only been increased due to the aging of the current Trident system, and also because of the financial constraints owing to the eye-watering cost of Trident both present an future.
For those unable to make it, the event will be live-streamed here.
Programme
10.30 Registration, 11.00 Start
Opening (Arthur West, Chair of Scottish CND)
Short Film: Benchmark 6 (David Newbigging Filmmaker & Artist)
11.20 Unit 1 Transportation (Chair Ruth Wishart, Columnist & Broadcaster)
Nukes of Hazard (Rob Edwards, Investigative Journalist)
Unready Scotland (Jane Tallents/David McKenzie, Nukewatch)
Activist (Brian Quail, Scottish CND)
Highlands Against Nuclear Transport (Tor Justad)
1.00 - 1.45 Lunch Break (soup & sandwich lunch provided)
1.45 Unit 2 - Contamination (Chair Alannah Maurer, Navy Not Nuclear)
Dumped at sea (Alonso Latrina film about nuclear waste disposal)
Tritium (Dr Ian Fairlie, Respected Independent Consultant on
Radioactivity in the Environment)
Epidemiology (Dr Ian Fairlie, as above)
3.15 - 3.45 Refreshment break (tea/coffee/biscuits provided)
3.45 Unit 3 - Degradation (Chair Isobel Lindsay, Vice Chair of Scottish CND)
Playing with Fire (David Cullen, Nuclear Information Service)
Trident Nukes Present and Future (Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for
West Dumbartonshire)
5.55 Closing
6.00 Finish
Floor Manager: David Newbigging (As above)
Livestream: Kevin Gibney (Independence Live)
Peace Vigil
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- Published on Monday, 19 February 2018 10:12
The next monthly vigil of the Peace Network will take place next Thursday, February 22, from 5 to 6 pm at Dewar's statue on Buchanan Street in Glasgow city centre. Scottish CND will have a stall just before the vigil - from 3 pm.
Radio interview by Arthur West
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- Published on Friday, 16 February 2018 15:52
John Jappy
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- Published on Friday, 16 February 2018 11:53
Scottish CND has received the very sad news that John Jappy passed away.We are hiring
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 10:34
Scottish CND is looking for a part time Campaign Assistant to join our team (Glasgow office)
Hours: 16 hours a week - paid additional hours might be required
Salary: £10.04 / hour (£8,353 per annum - 16h/week + 6% pension contribution)
Purpose of the Role
Assisting with the campaigning, clerical and administrative work of Scottish CND by:
Maintaining the Scottish CND web and social media
Stocktaking, controlling stock and maintaining the shop, both on and offline
Supporting Scottish CND meetings
Supporting the production of the Scottish CND magazine
Carrying out appropriate research tasks as directed by the SCND co-ordinator
Assisting with the development and support of volunteers
And any other tasks requested by the line manager.
SCND campaigning plans for 2018
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- Published on Monday, 12 February 2018 10:56
As we start a New Year Scottish CND is working on ideas to continue the struggle to rid our country and our world if the scourge of nuclear weapons.
Our plans for 2018 include the organisation of a national Rally at the Faslane Nuclear Weapons Base on Saturday September 22nd. This Rally will be preceded by a March from the Faslane Peace Campaign just outside Helensburgh to the base.
It is expected that representatives from peace movements in various parts of the world will speak at the Rally. An invite is also being sent to Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to speak at the Rally.
One of the main themes of the March and Rally will be the continuing campaign to get scrap the Trident nuclear weapons system which is housed at Faslane. These weapons of mass destruction cost millions of pounds to maintain and this is money badly needed for investment in public services such as health and education. However the March and Rally will also highlight the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which was passed at a special session of the United Nations in July 2017.
This ground breaking and historical treaty was supported by 122 countries .
The treaty opened for signature on September 20th 2017 and will remain open for all states to sign and ratify. Unfortunately the UK Government has shown no signs of recognising the treaty.
However despite this lack of interest from the UK Government the treaty has a very good chance of becoming part of international law in the not too distant future. Basically when 50 countries sign and ratify the treaty it becomes part of international law. It will then be binding on those countries not to develop,test,acquire or threaten to use nuclear weapons.
Scottish CND are confident that as support for the treaty develops it will have a practical and political impact on the UK Government .If the treaty becomes law it will put nuclear weapons possession clearly beyond the pale. It will also reduce the status or political value attached to these weapons.
As well as the March and Rally Scottish CND is also planning to organise a number of activities to mark the 60th anniversary of CND.
These plans include:
- A summer full of outreach activities, street work and stalls at festivals across Scotland "The Nuclear Ban Tour"
- The development of a mobile exhibition called Scotland - a Peace of History. This exhibition will look at the Scottish journey of CND and the wider peace movement. It is hoped to launch the exhibition in Autumn 2018 and encourage local groups, schools and other supporter organisations to take the exhibition to various places across Scotland .
- Peace Education Scotland which is the educational arm of Scottish CND are organising a Youth Peace Campaigning Academy for more than 100 young people. This exciting project will take place in Glasgow in July 2018 and will involve a 3 day programme on all aspects of campaigning work. Sessions will cover issues such as communications tactics, grassroots empowerment and digital engagement.